Participation in muscle-strengthening activities as an alternative method for the prevention of multimorbidity.

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Participating in muscle-strengthening activities (MSA) has been shown to reduce the risks associated with many individual chronic diseases; however, the impact of MSA on multimorbidity remains unexplored. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the association between MSA and multimorbidity.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Prev Med

Title: Preventive medicine

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1096-0260

ISSN (Print): 0091-7435

Publication date (Electronic): Dec 2015

Volume: 81

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[1 ] Kevser Ermin Applied Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health, Exercise Science, and Recreation Management, The University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA.

[2 ] Center for Health Behavior Research, Department of Health, Exercise Science, and Recreation Management, The University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA. Electronic address: pdloprin@olemiss.edu.

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Publisher Item ID: S0091-7435(15)00239-X

DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.08.002

PubMed ID: 26264252

SO-VID: ac80c1ad-5a3b-4b49-b55c-d79cab060f9f

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Keywords: Chronic disease,Multimorbidity,NHANES,Resistance training,Strength

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Keywords: Chronic disease, Multimorbidity, NHANES, Resistance training, Strength

Participation in muscle-strengthening activities as an alternative method for the prevention of multimorbidity.

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